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New Musical LATE Arrives In March At Boston Center For The Arts Plaza Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2026

Moonbox Productions will bring a developmental production of the new musical LATE to the Plaza Theatre at Boston Center for the Arts March 6–14, 2026. Learn more here!

LATE: A NEW MUSICAL to Receive Developmental Production at Boston Center for the Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2026

Moonbox Productions will present the developmental production of LATE, a new musical exploring the emotional journey of adolescents in the wake of school shootings, at the Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts from March 6-14, 2026.

Drama Club Camp Reveals Lineup of Writer Residencies
by Stephi Wild - Mar 13, 2025

The 2025 Drama Club Camp Writer Residencies will take place this summer in Mount Vernon, Maine. The 31 new musicals that will be developed and their 60 writers have been revealed.

Moonbox Productions' Presents First Ever Boston New Works Festival, June 23- 26
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2022

Moonbox Productions has announced its first ever Boston New Works Festival taking place June 23rd - June 26th at the Calderwood Pavilion and the Boston Center for the Arts. 

Moonbox Productions Announces 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2021

Moonbox Productions has announced its theatrical line up for the 2021-2022 season.  In October, Moonbox kicks-off its season with Richard O’Brien’s hilarious cult classic, The Rocky Horror Show, followed in December by the Tony nominated comedy-drama rock musical, Passing Strange.

Eleven Original Plays By Local Playwrights Announced for Moonbox 1st Annual Boston New Works Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 27, 2021

Moonbox Productions has announce that it has selected eleven original plays by local playwrights for its 1st Annual Boston New Works Festival.  Moonbox will host the New Works Festival June 24-26, 2022 at the Boston Center for the Arts.

THE LATEST DRAFT Podcast Second Season Premieres Feb. 12
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2021

Season Two of The Latest Draft Podcast premieres this Friday, February 12. After receiving dozens of submissions, the producers narrowed down the season to eight podcast musicals and 20 cabaret songs.

BWW Feature: Spotlight On Darius de Haas - A Video Library
by Stephen Mosher - Jan 28, 2021

Darius de Haas has a long and respected career making music on the stage, and now he has a lot of new fans, thanks to an insanely popular TV show on Amazon Prime. Here he is in action.

Showcase Of Musical POUPELLE OF CHIMNEY TOWN To Be Streamed Online Ahead Of Theatrical Opening
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 14, 2020

A showcase of the musical Poupelle of Chimney Town, based on one of the best-selling picture books in Japan with 420,000 copies sold, will be streamed online for two days on September 19 and 20, 2020.

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Aisha Jackson, Kennedy Caughell and More Perform in Virtual Concert Benefiting ASTEP
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 4, 2020

ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com produced a 60-minute virtual concert on Thursday, April 30, which featured live performances by Broadway performers and songwriters alike as a benefit for Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP). 

Kennedy Caughell, Aisha Jackson, and More Join ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com's Concert Benefiting ASTEP
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2020

ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com is producing a 70-minute virtual concert on Thursday, April 30 at 8 PM (EST) featuring live performances by Broadway performers and songwriters alike as a benefit for Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP).

ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com Will Host a Virtual Concert Benefiting ASTEP
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2020

ContemporaryMusicalTheatre.com is producing a 70-minute virtual concert on Thursday, April 30 at 8 PM (EST) featuring live performances by Broadway performers and songwriters alike as a benefit for Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP).

Berklee to Showcase Student Musical Theater Writers with CURTAIN UP!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 2, 2020

Curtain Up!, a Berklee College of Music revue of new musical theater songs written, orchestrated and performed by students, returns to the Berklee Performance Center Wednesday, April 15th, 2020. Featuring a powerhouse 17-piece band and a dazzling array of Broadway stars in the making, Curtain Up! celebrates the winners of Berklee's annual Musical Theater Songwriting Contest, and showcases Berklee's unique Musical Theater Writing program. Tickets are on sale now at Berklee.edu/events.

Theater Bassist Dave D'aranjo Re-Stages OPEN THIS PIT UP! at Feinstein's/54 Below
by Stephi Wild - Jun 25, 2019

Dave D'aranjo presents Open This Pit Up!, a 35th B'day B'way Extravaganza Friday, July 5th, 2019 at 9:30pm at Feinstein's54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club.

VIDEO: Watch Live THEatre ACCELERATOR Pitch Sessions
by Alan Henry - May 17, 2019

The first phase of #THEatreACCELERATOR program culminates in a live Shark-Tank-style pitch session where participants present their shows to theatre and tech industry veterans including Broadway Producers Deborah Taylor Barrera and Tom Polum, Tech Entrepreneur Helen Situ, Broadway Choreographer Michele Lynch, Investor and Producer Frank Kavanaugh and Investor Jonathan Ledden.

Theater Bassist Dave D'aranjo Makes Debut As Bandleader In New Show
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2019

Broadway's pit orchestra musicians are some of the most passionate, hardworking, and talented people around! In his first NYC show as band leader this Saturday, April 27th, bassist Dave D'aranjo will curate a high-energy, groovy evening of Contemporary Musical Theater at The Green Room 42, featuring fourteen incredible performers; rising stars from both on - and below - the stage.

VIDEO: Darius de Haas Records 'Real Thing' for ALL THE POSSIBILITIES: BROADWAY SINGS WARTOFSKY
by Julie Musbach - Mar 29, 2019

Darius de Haas (Shuffle Along, Rent, Children of Eden) is looking very animated lately, especially as presented in a new cartoonified recording session video of "Real Thing," released today, Friday, March 29, as a single from the album "All the Possibilities: Broadway Sings Wartofsky" on Yellow Sound Label.

Kate Baldwin, Alysha Umphress & More Feature On New Album ALL THE POSSIBILITIES: BROADWAY SINGS WARTOFSKY
by Julie Musbach - Jan 4, 2019

With lead vocals by a dozen Broadway stars, Yellow Sound Label has announced the release of the debut album of eleven original songs by award-winning songwriter and Berklee College of Music Professor Michael Wartofsky, in digital, streaming and physical formats, today, Friday, January 4.

Photo Flash: Madeline Myers Wins First Annual Davenport Songwriting Contest
by BWW News Desk - Feb 6, 2014

Broadway Producer Ken Davenport and Davenport Theatrical presented the first annual Davenport Songwriting Contest! 10 songs competed for the title of 'Best Song' and a $500 Grand Prize. All finalists received a cash prize of $50. The evening was hosted by Rock Audition Guru, Sheri Sanders (Rock The Audition). Scroll down for photos!

Davenport Songwriting Contest Set for this Week, 1/30
by Tyler Peterson - Jan 27, 2014

Broadway Producer Ken Davenport (author of the popular blog, The Producer's Perspective) & Davenport Theatrical present the first annual Davenport Songwriting Contest! 10 songs will compete for the title of 'Best Song' and a $500 Grand Prize. All finalists will receive a cash prize of $50. The evening will be hosted by Rock Audition Guru, Sheri Sanders (Rock The Audition). Singers include Hannah Elless (Somewhere In Time, Godspell, The Other Josh Cohen), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies), Craig Waletzko (Guys & Dolls, Young Frankenstein), and Mary Kate Morrissey (Hair).